Coffeepot



C. M. CONRAD Feb. 4', 1930.

COFFEEPOT Filed May 28, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet oooa vod no ca cc d INVENTOR. CAM/7155M cow/5m BY Jaw M1 TT0RNEYS.

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COFFEEPOT Filed May 28. 1927 2 SheetsSheet 2 9n n 2 n I ll INVENTOR. u l| GHAJLA'EM- con/mp Patented Feb. 4, 1930 PATENT OFFICE CHARLES M. CONRAD, or ron'r LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA corrniiror Application filed May 28,

This invention relates to a percolator and more particularly to that type of percolatorutilized in the making of coffee and has for its primary object the construction of a device that may be readily arranged within a, coffee pot for adjustably supporting the quantity of coffee in a predetermined position relative to the level of the water within the cofiee pot.

' I Another object of the invention is the construction of a percolator with an adjustable container adjustable so as to support coffee 7 at various levels relative to the level of the water in the coffee pct. Another object of the invention is the construction of a percolator of two major parts adjustably related with one part adjustably associated with and detachably connected with the coffee pot in which the percolator 0 is arranged.

A feature of the invention is the novel manner of constructing and associating the various parts so as to considerably reduce production cost and to greatly facilitate the assembling of the parts.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description takeninconnection with the accompanying drawings, wherein: Y I

Figure 1 is a vertical view of a coffee pot showing my improved percolator applied thereto and partially in section,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, Y V

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4:. is a perspective view of the supporting strip or hanger,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of the container. v v

Again referring to the drawings illustrating one of the many constructions of my invention, the letter A designates a coffee pot of a well known construction having the tapering wall formation B. My improved construction of percolator I designated in its entirety by the numeral 1 consists of two major parts designated respectively by the numerals 2 and 3, adj ustably I in the coffee pot.

1927. Serial No. 1953152.

associated so" as to accommodate the positioning of the device in a coffee pot and .to locate thelevel of the quantity of coffee supported thereby according to the level of the water in the coifee pot. The part 2 hereinafter known as the container is provided with a plurality of perforations 4 so 'asto allow the water to readily come into contact with the coffee contentsof the container. The part 3 hereinafter known as the'supporting strip or hanger is formed from a single strap of metal bent to have an intermediate portion 5 andend portion 6' formed into a'handle and an end portion 7 curved laterally so as to have abutting engagement with the wall of G5 the coffee pot when the hanger is supported in a novel manner now to be described. The upper end portion of the coifeepot has secured thereto an elongated rivet 8the head portion 9 of which has a detachable interlocking engagement with the uppermost hole 10 of a plurality of vertically 'alined keyhole slots 11. The key hole slots 11, are arranged to have adjustable detachable connection Jvith a pluralityof rivets 12 secured to the side wall of the container, thereby enabling the container to be positioned at any required level within the coffee pot which position is determined by the level of the water With the arrangement of the rivet 8 as illustrated and the construction of the strip with a plurality of slots, it will be appreciated that the hanger may be readily supported from the rivet 8 to position the re- 8 maining slots for adjustable association with therivets 12 so that in a very easy manner the position of the container 2 may be very readily changed. I wish it to be understood that the container may be used with or without a cover depending upon which is desirable in the use of the device. With the application of my invention to a coffee pot, a pot of cofiee may be more quickly prepared compared with the necessary time to prepare a pot of coffee with the usual type of percolators now on the market that will'not function until the temperature of the water within the pot reaches a predetermined degree, With my improved device the quantity of coffee located in the water will be immediately acted upon by the water so as to accelerate the chemical action by the application of heat.

It is, of course to be understood that the supporting strip, or hanger, may be constructed in various other manners than illustrated and connected to the coffee pot in various ways and besides various types of 10 containers may be associated with the hanger and therefore, I do not desire to'be limited in any manner except as set forth in the following claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A percolator comprising a strip adapted to rest on the base of a coffee pot provided with a plurality of slots extendingalong its length, and a perforated container having adjustable interlocking connections with said slots. 7 i

2. A percolator comprising a supporting strip having one end formed into a handle, an intermediate portion provided with a plu- 5 ralityof alined slots and a container adapted to have interlocking adjustable connection with said slots. V

3. In combination with a coffee pot having an elongated rivet attached to its upper por- 30 tion, a percolator consisting of a support strip having avertical alined series of slots one of which detachably engaging the rivets, said strip further having one end formed into a handle and the other provided with anoifset portion engageable with the wall of the pot, a perforated container and projecting rivets secured to said container for adjustable connection with said slots.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

40. CHARLES M. CONRAD. 

